# std::array<T,N>::swap

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void swap( array& other ) noexcept(/* see below */); |  | (since C++11) (constexpr since C++20)

Exchanges the contents of the container with those of other. Does not cause iterators and references to associate with the other container.

### Parameters

other | - | container to exchange the contents with

### Return value

(none)

### Exceptions

`noexcept` specification: noexcept(noexcept(swap(std::declval<T&>(), std::declval<T&>()))) In the expression above, the identifier `swap` is looked up in the same manner as the one used by the C++17 std::is_nothrow_swappable trait. | (until C++17)
`noexcept` specification: noexcept(std::is_nothrow_swappable_v<T>) | (since C++17)

For zero-sized arrays,
`noexcept` specification:
noexcept

### Complexity

Linear in size of the container.

### Example

Run this code

    #include <array>
    #include <iostream>

    template<class Os, class V> Os& operator<<(Os& os, const V& v)
    {
        os << '{';
        for (auto i : v)
            os << ' ' << i;
        return os << " } ";
    }

    int main()
    {
        std::array<int, 3> a1{1, 2, 3}, a2{4, 5, 6};

        auto it1 = a1.begin();
        auto it2 = a2.begin();
        int& ref1 = a1[1];
        int& ref2 = a2[1];

        std::cout << a1 << a2 << *it1 << ' ' << *it2 << ' ' << ref1 << ' ' << ref2 << '\n';
        a1.swap(a2);
        std::cout << a1 << a2 << *it1 << ' ' << *it2 << ' ' << ref1 << ' ' << ref2 << '\n';

        // Note that after swap iterators and references stay associated with their original
        // array, e.g. `it1` still points to element a1[0], `ref1` still refers to a1[1].
    }

Output:

    { 1 2 3 } { 4 5 6 } 1 4 2 5
    { 4 5 6 } { 1 2 3 } 4 1 5 2

### Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR | Applied to | Behavior as published | Correct behavior
--- | --- | --- | ---
LWG 2456 | C++11 | the `noexcept` specification is ill-formed | made to work

### See also

std::swap(std::array) (C++11) | specializes the std::swap algorithm (function template)

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